The Cultural Heart of the Ruhr Area
Zollverein – UNESCO World Heritage Site and symbol of change
A Place of Change
Hundreds of mines in the Ruhr region produced coal, but UNESCO designated only one as a World Heritage Site: the huge industrial complex of the Zollverein coal mine and coking plant is a technical and aesthetic masterpiece of mining architecture, but also a place of modernity and of transformation.
Unique Industrial Architecture
Bauhaus, New Objectivity, symmetry ̶ Zollverein architects Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer created “the most beautiful colliery in the world”.
World Heritage Site Undergoing Change
Always discover something new at Zollverein
Favorite places
A walk across the World Heritage Site with Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Noll, Chairman of the Board of Zollverein Foundation
How Art Can Transform a Place
Lasting Impressions
Slag Heap or Swimming Pool? How Art Works at Zollverein
The World Heritage Site is a place of inspiration
How tall is the Twin Pithead of Zeche Zollverein?
55 meters
The 55 meters tall Twin Pithead Frame of Zeche Zollverein